Harvester-binder.



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UNITED sTArEs PATENT UFFIQE.

EDWARD A. JOHNSTON, OF SERLING, ILLINOIS.

HARVESTER-BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application filed March 8, 1905. Serial No. 249,098-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. JOHNSTON, a citizen of the Uni-ted States,residing at Sterling, county of VVhiteside, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvester-Binders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and eX- actdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to harvester-binders, and has particular referenceto the devices that are located at the front and rear sides of thebinder-deck at its upper end for receiving the grain as it comes fromthe elevator and directing and forwarding it in proper position andcondition to the binding devices. In these machines it is desirable thatthe buttadjuster at the forward side of the binderdeck should beadjustable fore and aft with the binder attachment and also that itshould have a proper support and be adjustable independently of thebinder. It is also desirable that the headboard at the rear end of thebinder-deck should be capable of folding up and over upon the shield orcovering-board, so as to permit free access into the space between therollers at the upper end of the elevator, where the grain passes ontothe binder-deck.

With these ends in view the invention consists in an improved means forsupporting and adjusting the oscillating buttadjuster and itsguide-board and a novel arrangement for mounting the headboard, so thatby a manipulation to be described later on it may be turned up and laiddown flat on the metal shield, which extends from the upper part of theelevator over the upper end of the binderdeck.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a fragment of a harvester-binder from the front side of themachine, showing the means for supporting and operating thebutt-adjuster. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same devices. Fig. 3 is anelevation of the fragment of the machine illustrated in Fig. 1 lookingtoward the rear side of the machine. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail viewsillustrating means for mounting the headboard; and Figs. 6 and 7 areperspective details of the rear upper corner of the elevator andbinder-deck,

- showing the means for supporting the headboard and the manner ofturning it up. Fig.

8 is an enlarged view, partly in section, showing the connection betweenthe bracket 76 and the butt-board and its guide.

Referring to the views, a wherever occurring denotes the upper end ofthe elevator structure.

6 indicates the binder deck or table, and 0 denotes the shield orcovering-board which is secured to the elevator and extends for a shortdistance over the binder-deck, as best indicated in Figs. 3 and 6.

The binder mechanism or attachment is denoted at d. It forms no part ofthe present invention and may be of any desired construction. It issupported at its lower end in the usual manner, and the part d, whichoverhangs the binder-deck, is supported by a radius bar or link a, whichis pivotally connected to the binder at its outer end and similarlyconnected at f to an extension 9 of one of the supporting-standards atthe front end of the elevator. The binder attachment is adjusted foreand aft in the usual way by any suitable devices, and theabove-described link swings as the binder is adjusted, as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 2, and steadies and supports the binder in itsdifferent positions.

The butt-adjuster is a board it, having ribs upon its rear face, asusual, and set edgewise along the front side of the binder-deck at itsupper end. The board may be oscillated in any preferred manner; but asherein shown the power is taken from a crank i at the upper end of adiagonal shaft j, which drives the upper rollers of the elevator, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The outer end of the oscillating board ofthe adjuster is supported from the overhead strap or radius-bar c bymeans of a downhanging bracket in, having at its lower end a horizontalshoe or foot Z, that is curved on an arc struck from the upper pivot ofthe binder-supporting strap, so that the board may be adjustedindependently of the binder in any of the positions of adjustment of thelatter without interfering with the freedom of movement of the board orthe crank and gearing which drives it. The outer end of the board it isconnected to the bracket 70 by means of a link m, having its ends bentin opposite directions to form pivots, one of which is sleeved in abearing a, formed on the bracket Z4, and the other of which is journaledin bearing on a plate 0, attached to the forward side of the board It,so

that as the shaft i causes the upper end of the board to have a rotarymotion the link m allows the lower end of the board to oscillate in amanner that is well understood in this class of devices. The bracket Zr;has, in addition to the curved foot-piece Z, a downwardly and forwardlyextending arm 1), and to the forward end of this arm is attached by itsupper nd the guide-board g, which forms in operation an extension of theoscillating board It. At its outer end the oscillating board b has aslide 8 mounted on it, whose upper and overturned edges clasp thehorizontal edges of the curved toot Z of the bracket, and this slideconstitutes the immediate means for supporting the oscillating boardfrom the bracket it, as shown in Fig. 2, where it will be seen that theslide is also curved to the same radius as the shoe Z and moved alongthe same into any position desired.

The butt-board 7t and its guide 9 are adjusted into any desired positionby means of a rod r, which extends to the top of the elevator, where itmay be reached by the driver. The forward end of the rod is pivotallyconnected to the slide 5* on the butt-board, and the rod being providedat its upper end with any of the usual adjustments for that purpose thebutt-board may be shifted and set into any position desiredindependently of the binder, and being supported as above described fromthe overhead strap or bar 6, which supports the binder, it will alsomove with the binder as the latter is adjusted for long or short grain.

The headboard is shown at a, Fig. 3. It is a flat plate of sheet metaland is journaled on the downhanging end of an arm 5, that is supportedby a casting 0, secured to the rear upper corner of the elevator. Asbest shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, this casting has a bracket with asquared bearing CZ, and the horizontal arm of the rod Z), which carriesthe headboard, is supported in this bearing, so as to turn therein whenmoved into a certain position and so also as to be held against turningwhen set in its normal position with the board extending along the rearedge of the binderdeck. The construction which enables the rod to havethis capability of adjustment is best shown in Fig. 4, where it will beseen that that portion of the rod nearest its bend is square, as shownat a, so as to fit the squared opening in the bracket cZ. The rod 6extends some distance forward through the bracket cl and is roundedbeyond the squared part a, as shown at 9, so that when pulled to therear, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, itmay be revolved in thebearing d and turned up into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.3 and in full lines in'Fig. 7, when the headboard will simply fold downover the top of the shield or covering-board c, that' rod Z2 isencircled by a spring h, which acts to keep the rod normally in aforward position with its squared part 6 fitting the squared opening inthe bracket d, and the board a is connected to the downhanging arm ofthe rod '6 by the usual spring 25. The construction being as thusdescribed, it will be noted in respect of the headboard that it is notnecessary to disconnect the board from its bearings in order to openfully the passage-way at the upper rear corner of the elevator andbinder-deck, but that free access may be had to the throatway betweenthe elevator-rollers at this point by simply pulling the downhanging arm6 rearward and turning it outward into the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3, when the board falls naturally into a horizontalposition over and upon the shield c.

In respect of the butt-adjuster it is to be particularly noted that itsouter end is supported from the overhead link, by means of which theweight of the upper parts of the binder attachment is carried from theelevator and also that both the oscillating board it and its tail-boardor guide (1 have a wide range of adjustment both with and independentlyof the binder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isv 1. In aharvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, the binder, asupporting link or strap pivotally connected at opposite ends to saidelevator and binder, and an oscillating butt-board adjustably supportedby a downhanging bracket from the binder-supporting strap.

2. In a harvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, the binder, alink or strap pivotally connected at opposite ends to said elevator andbinder, a bracket depending from said strap and having a foot or shoe atits lower end, and an oscillating butt-board connected to anoperating-crank at its upper end and having a slide at its lower endrunning on the foot of the bracket, said foot being curved on an arefrom the upper pivot of the binder-supporting strap.

3. In a harvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, the binder, alink or strap pivotally connected at opposite ends to said elevator andbinder, a bracket k depending from said strap and having a curved footor shoe Z at its lower end, and an oscillating butt-board having aguide-board and connected to an oper ating-crank at its u pper end,andhaving a slide .9 at its lower end running on the foot of the bracket,the bracket having an extension 1) to which the guide-board is fastened.

4. Inaharvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, thebinder-deck, and a headboard secured to an arm that is journaled in abearing transverse to the board so that the board may be swung upvertically.

5. In a harvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, thebinder-deck, a headboard, and

an angular arm having horizontal and downhanging vertical parts, thehorizontal part of which is journaled in a bearing so as to permit theboard to be swung up vertically, the board being hinged on thedownhanging part of the arm so as to lie flat when raised vertically.

6. In aharvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, thebinder-deck, a headboard, and an angular arm having horizontal andvertical parts, the horizontal part of which is angular or square for aportion of its length and fits into a correspondingly-shaped bearing,another portion of said horizontal arm being round and adapted to beslid into the bearing to permit the arm to turn therein so as to swingthe headboard up.

7. In aharvester-binder, the combination of the elevator, thebinder-deck, a casting a secured to the elevator and having an angularor square bearing d, a headboard, a rightangled arm 6 having verticaland horizontal parts, the horizontal part of which has an angular orsquared portion 6 fitting the bearing d, and a spring for holding theangular portion of the horizontal arm in the bearing, but permitting itto be withdrawn therefrom so as to allow the arm to turn in the bearingto raise the headboard up.

8. In a harvester-binder, the combination of an elevator, the binder, asupporting-link, pivotally connected at opposite ends to said elevatorand binder, and a butt-adjuster, ad-

g'ustably supported by the binder-supporting ink.

9. In a harvester-binder, the combination of an elevator, the binder, asupporting link or strap pivotally connected at opposite ends to saidelevator and binder, and an oscillating butt-board adjustably supportedby the binder-supporting strap.

10. In a harvester-binder, in combination, the binder-deck andgrain-shield which form a grain passage-Way, aheadboard having tworelatively-transverse axes of movement, one of said axes being locatedabove the grain passage-way.

11. In aharvester-binder, in combination, the binder-deck andgrain-shield which form a grain passage-way, a headboard having arelatively fixed and movable axis of movement, the fixed axis beinglocated above the said grain passage-way.

12. In a harvester-binder, in combination, the binder-deck andgrain-shield which form a passage-way, a headboard having a relativelyfixed and a movable axis of movement arranged transversely andintersecting with respect to each other, said fixed axis being locatedabove the grain passage-way.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. JOHNSTON.

Witnesses:

J AS. L. STEWART, E. R. THOMPSON.

